a weekend to REMEMBER

NFL divisional playoff games didn't disappoint

11:09 PM,
Jan. 14, 2013

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones celebrates as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter of an AFC divisional playoff game on Saturday in Denver.

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Mike Garafolo | USA Today

Peyton Manning was supposed to play a Super Bowl in his hometown to complete a comeback season. Aaron Rodgers was supposed to prove Colin Kaepernick was an intriguing quarterback but not the win-in-the-postseason kind. And the Atlanta Falcons were supposed to choke again.

At least the Houston Texans lost as they were supposed to, right?

The weekend many believe to be the best of the NFL each year delivered: The Baltimore Ravens' double-overtime upset of Manning and the Denver Broncos; Kaepernick's 181-yard rushing display at Candlestick Park; the Atlanta Falcons' gutsy comeback against ...